SAHITYA AKADEMI YUVA PURASKAR  2025

Current Context: The Sahitya Akademi announced 23 Yuva Puraskar winners—young authors honoured for outstanding works across Indian languages.

ABOUT YUVA PURASKAR

• Award Body: Sahitya Akademi, under the Ministry of Culture.
• Prize: ₹50,000 and a citation for authors ≤ 35

Languages & Winners:

1. Assamese – Kushiyarama (Short Stories) – Supraksam Bhuyan
2. Bengali – Ekadha Chinish Toliami (Poetry) – Sudeshna Moitra
3. Bodo – Ang Aisu (Poetry) – Amar Khungur Boro
4. English – Siddhartha – The Boy Who Became the Buddha (Novel) – Advait Kolarkar
5. Gujarati – Naranch Tekari (Essays) – Mayur Kharadi
6. Hindi – Phir Ugna (Poetry) – Parvati Tirkey
7. Kannada – Paccheya Jagat (Criticism) – R. Deepkumar
8. Kashmiri – Harfas Harfas Zaagi (Criticism) – Saiba Sehar
9. Konkani – Gaavgaamhas (Short Stories) – Glynis Dias
10. Maithili – Banaras Aa Hum (Poetry) – Neha Jha Maini
11. Malayalam – Ram Oru Anandhi (Novel) – Akhil P. Dharmajan
12. Manipuri – Khoyum Nongdan Coy (Epic) – A.  Jiten
13. Marathi – Khel Khel Dukhana Dele (Novel) – Pradeep Kokane
14. Nepali – Junko Aansu (Poetry) – Subash Thakuri
15. Odia – Kademsabana (Short Stories) – Subrat Kumar Senapati
16. Punjabi – Girka Hostel (Poetry) – Mandeep Aulakh
17. Rajasthani – Ankhs ni sangmat (Poetry) – Poonam Chand Godara
18. Sanskrit – Panchbhautikshahol-swavasyam (Criticism) – Dhiresna Kumar Pandey
19. Santali – Ara Sajo te (Poetry) – Fagui Baaskey
20. Sindhi – Pandhyado (Poetry) – Manjham Bachani
21. Tamil – Kuttaaru Kuthuvi (Short Stories) – Latarhinhar
22. Telugu – Maralawatha (Novel) – Prasad Suri
23. Urdu – Maulard Haqeqat, Thereek-e-Azadi, Hindi Jihad Ka Farmonsuti Kardah Qasaid (Novel) – Neetu Rubabi.